1 00:00:00,000 --> 00:00:00,000 2 00:00:07,809 --> 00:00:09,920 Uh My name is Sergeant Tyler Takagi . 3 00:00:09,920 --> 00:00:12,819 Um I'm with headquarters company in two 4 00:00:12,829 --> 00:00:14,989 and 162 Infantry , Oregon National 5 00:00:15,000 --> 00:00:17,056 Guard . Uh We're out here at Orchard 6 00:00:17,056 --> 00:00:19,111 Training Center near Boise Idaho and 7 00:00:19,111 --> 00:00:21,440 we're conducting the uh new equipment 8 00:00:21,450 --> 00:00:23,506 training or the net fielding for the 9 00:00:23,506 --> 00:00:25,989 Mark 22 sniper rifle . The army saw a 10 00:00:26,000 --> 00:00:28,920 need to issue the 22 to fill the gap 11 00:00:28,930 --> 00:00:31,540 between a previous two sniper rifles 12 00:00:31,549 --> 00:00:33,619 which were the M 2010 , which is 13 00:00:33,630 --> 00:00:35,799 Chamberlain 300 Winchester Magnum and 14 00:00:35,810 --> 00:00:38,032 the M 107 which is the , the Barrett 50 15 00:00:38,032 --> 00:00:40,159 K . So they saw a need that , that 16 00:00:40,169 --> 00:00:42,225 needed to be filled there and update 17 00:00:42,225 --> 00:00:44,391 our sniper rifles . So they issued the 18 00:00:44,391 --> 00:00:47,040 Mark 22 to fill that gap . And the cool 19 00:00:47,049 --> 00:00:49,319 thing about it is it can be chambered 20 00:00:49,330 --> 00:00:51,274 in three different calibers with a 21 00:00:51,274 --> 00:00:53,386 barrel swap and swapping out the bolt 22 00:00:53,386 --> 00:00:55,529 face so it can shoot 308 , 300 Norro 23 00:00:55,709 --> 00:00:58,419 Magnum and 338 Lapu , which is a kind 24 00:00:58,430 --> 00:01:00,541 of that middle ground between the 300 25 00:01:00,541 --> 00:01:02,374 win mag and the $50 round . It's 26 00:01:02,374 --> 00:01:04,541 important for us as snipers to be able 27 00:01:04,541 --> 00:01:06,652 to have a suite of different calibers 28 00:01:06,660 --> 00:01:09,492 because , and normally the 50 cal was 29 00:01:09,502 --> 00:01:11,992 used as an anti material weapon , so 30 00:01:12,002 --> 00:01:14,922 not anti personnel but for like soft 31 00:01:14,932 --> 00:01:16,992 armor or trucks and jeeps and things 32 00:01:17,002 --> 00:01:19,224 like that . The important piece of that 33 00:01:19,224 --> 00:01:21,391 right is the army wanted to update the 34 00:01:21,391 --> 00:01:23,613 weapon system , but they wanted to keep 35 00:01:23,613 --> 00:01:25,835 it more precision because the 50 CAL is 36 00:01:25,835 --> 00:01:28,058 not super precise . So it came out with 37 00:01:28,058 --> 00:01:30,169 the idea of the 338 of magnum to fill 38 00:01:30,169 --> 00:01:32,391 that gap . And it's important , right ? 39 00:01:32,391 --> 00:01:34,113 Because snipers , we go on all 40 00:01:34,113 --> 00:01:36,280 different types of missions . So being 41 00:01:36,280 --> 00:01:38,335 able to swap out the barrels and the 42 00:01:38,335 --> 00:01:40,280 calibers for that specific type of 43 00:01:40,280 --> 00:01:43,386 mission is a huge asset for the 44 00:01:43,396 --> 00:01:45,618 battlefield . So on the civilian side , 45 00:01:45,618 --> 00:01:47,674 I'm a police officer with Prineville 46 00:01:47,674 --> 00:01:49,896 Police Department in Oregon . I've been 47 00:01:49,896 --> 00:01:51,952 there for about three years and I've 48 00:01:51,952 --> 00:01:54,174 been in the National Guard , the Oregon 49 00:01:54,174 --> 00:01:56,396 National Guard for about 10 years now . 50 00:01:56,396 --> 00:01:58,563 And it's really great because I get to 51 00:01:58,563 --> 00:02:00,785 not only serve my community , but I get 52 00:02:00,785 --> 00:02:02,952 to serve my country . There's a lot of 53 00:02:02,952 --> 00:02:05,118 good training opportunities , a lot of 54 00:02:05,118 --> 00:02:07,229 opportunities to deploy and do things 55 00:02:07,229 --> 00:02:09,340 overseas for your country . And I get 56 00:02:09,340 --> 00:02:11,563 to come back home and I get to continue 57 00:02:11,563 --> 00:02:11,559 my service with my community , with my 58 00:02:11,570 --> 00:02:13,570 police department and also with the 59 00:02:13,570 --> 00:02:15,792 Oregon National Guard . And I've always 60 00:02:15,792 --> 00:02:18,014 had a great time coming to drill . It's 61 00:02:18,014 --> 00:02:20,181 one week in a month , two weeks in the 62 00:02:20,181 --> 00:02:22,070 summer , the benefits are great , 63 00:02:22,070 --> 00:02:24,070 you'll pay for your college , which 64 00:02:24,070 --> 00:02:25,848 I've taken advantage of and the 65 00:02:25,848 --> 00:02:27,903 camaraderie and the friends you meet 66 00:02:27,903 --> 00:02:30,014 will be lifelong . And the good thing 67 00:02:30,014 --> 00:02:29,750 about it is you get to do whatever you 68 00:02:29,759 --> 00:02:32,470 want on the civilian side that .